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The Ministry, formerly known as the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), was established in 1966. [4] The Ministry is responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies to provide food for a growing population, supply raw materials for industry, expand markets for agricultural products, create jobs, and diversify the economy.
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is a Ministry of the Federal Government of Nigeria that has the mandate to ensure food security in crop, livestock and fisheries, stimulate agricultural employment and services, promote the production and supply of raw materials to Agro-allied industries, provide markets for the products of the industrial sector, generate foreign ...
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) Nigerian Content Monitoring and Development Board (NCMDB) Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) - defunct [1] Rural Electrification Agency (REA)
The Lagos State Agricultural Development Authority has urged residents to explore urban farming as a means of achieving food security. Ms Abisola Olusanya, the Commissioner of Agriculture, [ 13 ] stated that urban farming would enhance food output, increase access to fresh agricultural products, lessen market pressure on food produce, and ...
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a specialised agency of the United Nations that works to address poverty and hunger in rural areas of developing countries. It is the only multilateral development organization that focuses solely on rural economies and food security. [2]
BOA's history can be traced to the establishment of Nigerian Agriculture Bank (NAB) in 1972 which became operational in 1973. [3] NAB was a government initiative to fund agriculture development projects in the country, in particular small-scale farm holders that may not have enough collateral to obtain credit facilities from commercial banks. [4]
Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The Development Co-operation Department [31] Portugal - Camões - Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua [32] Pakistan - Pakistan Technical Assistance Programme; Palestine - Palestinian International Cooperation Agency (PICA) [33] Republic of China (Taiwan) - International Cooperation and Development Fund ...
The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) is a government agency operating under the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment in Nigeria. [1] It was established by Decree 88 of 1993, now an Act of the National Assembly, Act Cap. No. 78 LFN of 2004, Amended in 2015, to oversee and facilitate the development of the sugar industry, aiming for self-sufficiency in sugar production ...